So glad to see Microsoft, for once, beating Apple at its own game. Twice the memory, just better hardware overall and all at the same price as an iPad. I have been waiting for one of these since they announced it. I really hope Microsoft sees the advantage they have and uses it.

I've had an iPhone and an iPad - both were bought when Apple had a huge lead in the app space. Now that Android has come along and Microsoft is pushing their own app store, I doubt I'll ever buy another overpriced Apple product again.

As InformationWeek Government readers were busy firming up their fiscal year 2015 budgets, we asked them to rate more than 30 IT initiatives in terms of importance and current leadership focus. No surprise, among more than 30 options, security is No. 1. After that, things get less predictable.